Katherine Calvin

Brian O'Neill Named New Director for the Joint Global Change Research Institute

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Brian O'Neill an Earth systems scientist who studies the relationship between future societal development, emissions and climate change impacts has been named the new director of the Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI).

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  • COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Brian O'Neill an Earth systems scientist who studies the relationship between future societal development, emissions and climate change impacts has been named the new director of the Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI).
  • The institute is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.
  • "PNNL is excited to have Dr. O'Neill - a talented scientific leader in human-Earth systems join us as our new director of the Joint Global Change Research Institute," said Malin Young, PNNL's associated laboratory director for Earth and Biological Sciences.
  • "His expertise and understanding of human-environment interactions will help advance the institute and expand the impact of its research contributions."